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For a lot of kids with entrepreneurial aspirations, the lemonade
stand is the go-to business idea. Not so for 7-year-old Ryland
Goldman. This kid has bigger plans.

When his family recently moved to Los Gatos, Calif., Ryland
spotted a golden business
opportunity : lots of foot traffic. His family lives a block
away from Ryland's elementary school. Every morning a steady flow
of parents and their children stream by their house.

Opportunity? Check. But Ryland also has big dreams. His parents
say Ryland has wanted to open his own restaurant since he was
just 3 years old. So, when dreams meet opportunity, sometimes
businesses are born.

Not every day, but as frequently as his parents allow him, Ryland
gets up early and bakes foods like biscotti, muffins and
brownies. He gets coffee and juices, prints up a menu and sets
everything out on a folding table near the sidewalk in front of
his home. Ryland's Restaurant is open for business. Some mornings
he pulls in more than $100.

"I think he is a future entrepreneur," Ryland's
principal, Kit Bragg, told a local NBC news program. Future? I
think he's an entrepreneur right now.